Security Services

A Utility Got Hacked! Well…Not Really…It was just a laptop…but is was CLOSE Actually…that attempt not even as bad as it has been in the past… As it turns out that was just sensationalism BUT it did remind me of a story when I worked for a...

Xmas Bot Gift Proves Bear Approach

Being On The Outside Sucks An article today documented a new Christmas day attack that was different from the sensational ones earlier this year.  This one, for me, is an evolution of a pattern we are seeing with hackers.  In the October attack, hackers figured out...

The New 4th Approach

Understanding The Core Issue I have often said that you need to look at the real problem in order to have a chance at finding a solution.  For example, crime in inner cities is – in my mind – due to the lack of opportunities for those people.  You cannot...

Operational Technology

The Real Industrial Challenge I was talking with a group of companies last week about security when I realized that these large industrial companies were actually less secure than a typical consumer. Really. Imagine that you had your house full of smart devices,...

The CPU Enhancement

Going To The Next Level If you have been reading about Bear, you will know that we go through a ton of effort to ensure that a given installation can never be removed from its physical device – we call this Seating.  This feature enables the type of peer-based...

Shining A Light

A Point Of View Bear has gone through a number of marketing efforts over the past few months while we tried to figure out a message that would resonate with enterprise customers.  We made a number of assumptions about the sophistication and capabilities of products...